Category Archives: nasa

TweetSome cool stuff from NASA, an opportunity for developers who really want to help with a great cause! NASA in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering more than $35,000 in prizes to citizen scientists for ideas that … Continue reading →

TweetA tragic and sudden end to the Antares Rocket for NASA today as the launch went sideways, so to speak, and the rocket exploded shortly after launch. This from the CBC… The 14-storey rocket, built and launched by Orbital Sciences … Continue reading →

TweetThe Moment NASA astronauts Captured Earthrise – Dec. 24, 1968 – the photo that almost never was! A look at the capturing of Earthrise by NASA, the iconic photograph of the Earth as you’ve never seen it before – … Continue reading →

TweetThe latest in the Landsat series of Earth observation satellites, Landsat 8, officially began its mission on May 30. The purpose is to extend an unparalleled four-decade record of Earth’s land surface as seen from space. NASA launched the Landsat … Continue reading →

TweetSo, you say that you’re simply too busy to tweet, re-tweet, or reply to a tweet eh?? Humbug… if @astro_ron can do it from the ISS then any excuse you give me for your lack of engagement is just downright … Continue reading →

TweetThis news on the heel of the launch of the next generation of the LDCM and the continuation of the Landsat program – the satellite is expected to transmit images and data about the Earth within 100 days. Salazar today … Continue reading →

TweetWow, launch day is here already as the Landsat Data Continuity Mission spacecraft takes flight to continue with what may in fact be the greatest space exploration success story of our generation! The Landsat Data Continuity Mission spacecraft is set to … Continue reading →

TweetIndeed, it isn’t called the continuity mission for nothing!! The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey that will continue the Landsat Program’s 40-year data record of monitoring Earth’s landscapes from space. … Continue reading →

TweetThis cool story from the USGS takes me back to my days of stamp collecting… Two images from the Landsat 7 satellite are included in the new U.S Post Office series of 15 Earthscapes Forever stamps. Released October 1 to … Continue reading →

TweetEsri has created a new story map to show off some of the amazing photos captured on the planet Mars over the years. On a map, the service boasts an archive of images collected from the Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and … Continue reading →

TweetIn three days (Aug 5, 2012) NASA will commence their much anticipated mission on Mars… perhaps you spotted the inflatable Mars rover at esriuc recently? Pretty darned cool stuff and you get bet that GIS and Geo technology will be … Continue reading →